Portugal Our Lisbon to Faro Train Crash The first indication that something terrible had happened was the sight of locals from the nearby town running alongside the tracks outside our window towards the front of our train. Minutes earlier we had pulled up at what we thought was a scheduled station
Lisbon Our Free Walking Tour of Lisbon We've fallen into the habit on recent trips of not doing enough research on what to do when we reach our destination. This was also the case when we reached the Portuguese capital of Lisbon. We've been lucky enough that plans have fallen into
Lisbon A "Short" Trip to Cascais in Lisbon "Where are you heading today? "Cascais" we replied "If you're off to the beach, then the best place to go is Carcavelos" This was the advice given to us by our hostel receptionist as we were leaving Lisbon for
Portugal Cruising Through the Douro Valley On our first day out of the city of Porto we joined up with fellow bloggers on our post conference trip to the Douro Valley. It took a couple of hours to reach to mountainous region where we snaked our way through the mountain
Braga The Cities of Northern Portugal Part 2: Braga and Viana do Castelo In part one of our Northern Portugal tour we mentioned how we spent the previous four days in Porto and Guimaraes attending the TBU conference and joining the "Grapes and Sailors" tour. Following our journey through the Douro Valley we arrived in
Guimaraes The Cities of Northern Portugal Part 1: Porto and Guimaraes Often overlooked, Northern Portugal is home to the wine regions of the Douro Valley and Minho and was to give us our first taste of this Iberian country. The cities of Porto, Guimaraes and Braga are a world away from the tourist region of